Black Friday 2013: Best laptop and tablet deals (pictures)

Have you held off on a new PC or a tablet stocking-stuffer? There are some surprisingly decent deals to be found no matter what your price range, even on MacBooks and iPads.

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Black Friday: The best laptop and tablet deals

Concerned about finding a great laptop or tablet deal over the holiday weekend? Don't worry, there are actually some good values to be had. Here are the best offers we've seen on a spectrum of budgets: up past $1,000, or as low as $79.

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Apple 16GB Wi-Fi iPad Air (Target, $479 plus $100 gift card)

It's rare to see new Apple products on sale, and the new iPad Air is a perfect all-around tablet. Target not only shaves off a few dollars, but offers a store credit kickback. Total effective savings: $120.
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Kindle Fire HD 2012, 16GB (Best Buy, $99)

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 2012

This is 2012's Kindle Fire HD model, but we loved it then, and it's still a really good value at $99. (In fact, the 2013 Fire HD is basically the same hardware in a slightly upgraded body.) Books, videos, apps, and more are at your fingertips, and there's 16GB of storage.

2013 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (Best Buy, $1,099)

The newest Retina Display MacBook Pro was already price-reduced compared with last year's, and Best Buy lowers the price for the 128GB model an extra $200. It's one of our top-rated laptops.
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Asus Transformer Book T100 (Microsoft Store, $299)

The versatile Netbook-meets-tablet Transformer Book was a fantastic value before, and at $100 less, it's perhaps the best deal in this roundup. This offer is good over the weekend, in-store and online.
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Dell Venue 8 Pro (Walmart, $230)

This brand-new full Windows 8.1 tablet feels great, has 32GB of storage, and can connect with optional keyboards. Walmart's deal is $70 off its already-good price. You could use this as a Kindle Fire or iPad alternative, but it also runs Microsoft Office.
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Say what you want about Surface RT, but at a low price, Microsoft's 2012 Surface tablet makes an attractive quasi-Netbook that can run Office 2013 (which is included). It has 32GB of storage, too. (We'd go with the deal with the very nice keyboard cover.)
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